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Reading, Vocabulary, Comprehension HandoutReading, Vocabulary, Comprehension Handout
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4th - 12th
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Reading, Vocabulary, Comprehension

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Whether you teach mainstream elementary classes or older English learners, a set of reading comprehension resources is a great addition to your language arts curriculum. Ten activities each include a reading passage and set of comprehension questions to encourage active reading.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

reading comprehension, reading comprehension strategies, Vocabulary, context clues

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Split up the activities to include in a language arts homework packet
  • Project the questions onto the board for learners to complete as warm-ups

Classroom Considerations

  • Pictures are in color, but printing in black and white shouldn't affect understanding
  • Some activities are five pages long, while others are one or two pages long

Pros

  • Variety of reading assignments make the resource versatile for social studies or earth science
  • Assesses vocabulary, grammar, and reading comprehension

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RL.4.1 RL.4.4 RL.5.1 RL.5.4 L.4.1.a L.4.4.a L.5.1.a L.5.4.a RL.6.1 RL.6.4 RL.7.1 RL.7.4 RL.8.1 RL.8.4 L.6.1.a L.6.4.a L.7.1.a L.7.4.a L.8.1.a L.8.4.a

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